2011 Drought Watch UK

Post by **Atheist-Lite** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:23 pm

http://www.ceh.ac.uk/

http://www.ceh.ac.uk/news/news_archive/ ... 11_28.html

Monthly Hydrological summary published for April 2011

April was a very remarkable month in hydrometeorological terms: provisionally it was the warmest April in the 352-year Central England Temperature series, estimated (river) outflows from Britain were the lowest on record for the last week of April, and the end-of-month soil moisture deficits were the highest (for England & Wales) in a 50-year series.

The exceptional aridity of the early spring, following a relatively dry 2010, has resulted in agricultural and hydrological drought conditions affecting large parts of southern Britain. Currently, the primary impacts are on farmers and growers, an increased risk of forest and heath fires and, importantly, on river flows. Correspondingly, replenishment to most gravity-fed reservoirs was very meagre and overall stocks for England & Wales registered their second largest March/April decline since 1997.

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Post by **Clinton Huxley** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:34 pm

Seem to be on target for wettest May.

Post by **Atheist-Lite** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:45 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Seem to be on target for wettest May.

Damn statistics again.

Post by **Rum** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:55 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Seem to be on target for wettest May.

Crumple just likes to look on the bright side..

Post by **Atheist-Lite** » Mon May 16, 2011 5:12 pm

Rum wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Seem to be on target for wettest May.
Crumple just likes to look on the bright side..

I just report the news - I don't make it.

Post by **Rum** » Mon May 16, 2011 5:36 pm

Crumple wrote:
Rum wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Seem to be on target for wettest May.
Crumple just likes to look on the bright side..
I just report the news - I don't make it.

Let's agree that you 'spin' it shall we to suit your desolate view of the world?

Cue apocalyptic posts of various kinds.

Post by **Dries van Tonder** » Mon May 16, 2011 5:42 pm

We're experiencing unusually high rainfall around here. There are natural springs erupting all over the place (apart from water pipes bursting, of course. Those are just part of poor local government)

Post by **Horwood Beer-Master** » Tue May 17, 2011 1:21 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Seem to be on target for wettest May.

It does..?

Post by **Clinton Huxley** » Tue May 17, 2011 1:23 pm

Horwood Beer-Master wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Seem to be on target for wettest May.
It does..?

Pretty damp in my neck of the woods, though the above is an anecdotal rather than empirical statement

Post by **Horwood Beer-Master** » Tue May 17, 2011 1:29 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:
Horwood Beer-Master wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Seem to be on target for wettest May.
It does..?
Pretty damp in my neck of the woods, though the above is an anecdotal rather than empirical statement

All been dry down here, with the exception of one massive storm earlier in the month.

Shit, I hope I left the greenhouse door open before I left...

Post by **Clinton Huxley** » Tue May 17, 2011 1:34 pm

It's probably the wrong type of rain in the wrong place

Post by **Dries van Tonder** » Tue May 17, 2011 4:38 pm

Nope, around here rain's always welcome. But we're having the right rain at the wrong time

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